Two former Parramatta Eels players are accused of harbouring semi-automatic weapons and possessing more than half-a-million dollars in cash after dramatic arrests in Sydney's Centennial Park yesterday.

'Modern day Goldilocks' on the run after bizarre Melbourne home invasion

A man is on the run after being chased from a Melbourne house by a couple who had returned home to find him sleeping in their bed.

The man, aged in his 20s, has been dubbed a "modern-day Goldilocks" by Victoria Police after he broke into the Donvale home on December 29 and dragged the couple's mattress into the living room before falling asleep.

Investigators released footage of the alleged intruder, who can be seen in the video curled up in the white sheets, in the hopes that someone will recognise him.

Police said when the family woke the man, believed to be in his 20s, he allegedly pulled out a knife and threatened them before fleeing on foot towards Aquarius Court.